Water Cycle Diagram

Have you ever stared at a glass of water and wondered, how old is it? You want to know or you need to know, regardless it is, you’ll need a water cycle diagram to ease you in understanding how water is cycling in earth. A water cycle diagram describes how water evaporates from the surface of the earth, rises into the atmosphere, cools and condenses into rain or snow in clouds, and falls again to the surface as precipitation. The water falling on land collects in rivers and lakes, soil, and porous layers of rock, and much of it flows back into the oceans, where it will once more evaporate. The cycling of water in and out of the atmosphere is a significant aspect of the weather patterns on Earth. Now, why diagram? Take a look at one picture below.

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Using the diagram, isn’t it easier to understand the cycle of water? Understanding how the water cycle works using diagram will help explain the different processes in a way that’s easy to follow. Follow the diagram and learn about evaporation, condensation, precipitation and more. These are a handy of updated water cycle diagrams are perfect for kids. It does a great job in explaining how the water cycle works using simple language and colorful illustrations that kids will enjoy.

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Citing Kidzone, there are several steps in a water cycle. Evaporation is when the sun heats up water in rivers or lakes or the ocean and turns it into vapor or steam. Vaporization is when the water vapor or steam leaves the river, lake or ocean and goes into the air. Meanwhile, condensation happens when water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid, forming clouds. This is called condensation. What is called as precipitation occurs when so much water has condensed that the air cannot hold it anymore.  The clouds get heavy and water falls back to the earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow.

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Lastly, collection happens when water falls back to earth as precipitation, it may fall back in the oceans, lakes or rivers or it may end up on land.  When it ends up on land, it will either soak into the earth and become part of the “ground water” that plants and animals use to drink or it may run over the soil and collect in the oceans, lakes or rivers where the cycle starts all over again. So, use these diagram for a further explanation completed with the pictures that will make you understand more!